Sources detail frustration inside Meta's Applied AI team, formed in March to support Superintelligence Labs, over menial projects, "soul-crushing" work, more
Executives and employees alike are struggling with Meta's chaotic AI strategy, according to sources and internal discussions reviewed by WIRED.
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Meta's Applied AI Team Is Miserable and Nobody's Hiding It
Insiders describe 'soul-crushing' work and chaos inside Meta's AI org formed to back its Superintelligence Labs.
Meta's Applied AI team is in revolt. Formed in March to support the company's Superintelligence Labs, the group has devolved into a dumping ground for menial projects that employees describe as "soul-crushing," according to a Wired report citing sources and internal discussions.
The frustration isn't limited to rank-and-file engineers. Executives are equally struggling with what insiders characterize as a chaotic AI strategy at the company. The disconnect between Meta's ambitious superintelligence branding and the grunt work actually assigned to the team is fueling internal discontent.
Meta has been pouring resources into AI at a staggering pace, but organizational dysfunction appears to be undermining the effort from within. When your support team feels like they're doing busywork while the flagship lab chases AGI, morale tends to crater. And that's exactly what's happening.